Indraprastha Gas
Corporate brand
UnclaimedAn Indian city-gas distribution company supplying compressed natural gas for vehicles and piped natural gas for residential, commercial, and industrial use in Delhi NCR.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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Overview
Indraprastha Gas Limited, commonly known as IGL, is an Indian natural-gas distribution company focused on the Delhi National Capital Region. Its principal offerings are compressed natural gas (CNG), used mainly as a transport fuel, and piped natural gas (PNG), delivered through a distribution network to households, commercial premises, and industrial customers. The company was established in 1998 to take over and operate the Delhi City Gas Distribution Project previously associated with GAIL. Its original purpose was to build and manage a citywide pipeline network capable of supplying natural gas as an alternative to more polluting conventional fuels. IGL began as a joint venture involving GAIL, Bharat Petroleum, and the Government of Delhi. This ownership structure connected the company to India’s public-sector energy infrastructure while giving it a dedicated operating role in city-gas distribution. Rather than functioning primarily as an upstream producer or a nationwide petroleum retailer, IGL’s business model has centered on the last-mile and retail distribution of natural gas within designated urban territories. Its network links gas-supply infrastructure with vehicle-fueling stations and customer connections in residential, commercial, and industrial areas. The company became publicly traded in 2003, when it listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange. The listing marked an important transition from a project-oriented joint venture into a public company with access to listed capital markets and broader public scrutiny. IGL’s operations subsequently developed around two complementary demand segments. CNG supports natural-gas adoption in road transport, including private and commercial vehicles, while PNG provides a continuously supplied fuel option for cooking and other applications in connected premises. According to the operating figures cited for 31 December 2017, IGL supplied PNG to more than 900,000 residential customers, over 2,000 commercial establishments, and more than 1,150 industrial establishments in the National Capital Region. At the same date, it operated 425 CNG filling stations. These figures illustrate the breadth of its urban infrastructure: the company combines underground distribution pipelines, customer connections, pressure-management facilities, and public vehicle-fueling sites rather than relying on a single product channel. IGL sources its gas through the HVJ Gas Pipeline, an important GAIL-owned transmission route. Its position in the value chain therefore depends on access to upstream and transmission infrastructure as well as on its own distribution network, station operations, customer acquisition, and regulatory environment. The company’s market identity is closely associated with cleaner-burning natural gas for urban mobility and household or business energy use. Its operating footprint, as described in the reference material, is concentrated in Delhi NCR rather than being presented as an international or nationwide brand. The available reference material does not provide a current management roster, detailed financial information, later geographic expansions, product pricing, or a current corporate website. Accordingly, this dossier treats IGL’s documented core business as Delhi NCR city-gas distribution and does not infer additional operations beyond the cited material.
History
Indraprastha Gas Limited was incorporated in 1998 to assume responsibility for the Delhi City Gas Distribution Project associated with GAIL. The project was intended to create a pipeline-based distribution system for natural gas in Delhi, allowing the fuel to be supplied for both transport and stationary energy applications. IGL was formed as a joint venture between GAIL, Bharat Petroleum, and the Government of Delhi, combining national gas-sector infrastructure, petroleum-sector participation, and the Delhi government’s role in the city’s public-utility environment. The company’s initial mandate was to lay and operate a city-gas network rather than to explore for or produce natural gas. Its activities therefore occupied the distribution end of the gas value chain. Gas was brought into the city through transmission infrastructure and then made available through local pipelines and CNG stations. This created two principal channels: CNG for vehicles and PNG for homes, commercial premises, and industrial users. The model was particularly suited to a dense metropolitan area in which a network could serve many customers and support a substantial fleet of natural-gas vehicles. A significant corporate milestone came in 2003, when IGL went public and listed its shares on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange. The listing broadened the company’s capital-market presence and formalized its status as a publicly traded energy-distribution business. It also placed the company within the reporting and governance framework associated with India’s listed companies. By 31 December 2017, the operating network described in the available reference material had expanded substantially. IGL supplied piped natural gas to more than 900,000 homes, more than 2,000 commercial establishments, and over 1,150 industrial establishments across the National Capital Region. It also operated 425 CNG filling stations for natural-gas vehicles. These figures indicate that the company had developed from a city-gas infrastructure project into a large urban utility platform serving both end users and transport customers. IGL’s gas supply was sourced through the HVJ Gas Pipeline owned by GAIL. This connection reflects the company’s reliance on national transmission infrastructure while retaining responsibility for distribution and retail-facing delivery in its service territory. The company’s documented history is consequently one of network construction, market conversion to natural gas, customer connection growth, and expansion of fueling infrastructure. The supplied sources do not establish a complete later history, current ownership percentages, current leadership, or subsequent milestones, so those matters remain unspecified here.
- 2017
Documented expansion of Delhi NCR network
[1]As of 31 December 2017, the company served more than 900,000 residential PNG customers, over 2,000 commercial establishments, and more than 1,150 industrial establishments, while operating 425 CNG stations.
- 2003
Public listing
[1]IGL listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange.
- 1998
Company incorporated for Delhi city-gas distribution
[1]Indraprastha Gas was established to take over and operate the Delhi City Gas Distribution Project and develop a pipeline network for natural-gas delivery in Delhi.
- 1998
Joint-venture structure established
[1]The company began as a joint venture between GAIL, Bharat Petroleum, and the Government of Delhi.
Products and positioning
A Delhi NCR-focused city-gas distributor positioned around natural gas for urban transportation, cooking, and commercial and industrial energy use.
Vehicle fuel
Compressed natural gas
IGL distributes compressed natural gas through a network of filling stations for natural-gas vehicles. CNG is one of the company’s two core business channels and supports transport users in Delhi NCR. The documented network included 425 CNG filling stations as of 31 December 2017. The available material does not specify individual station brands, vehicle categories, pricing, or later network size.
Residential, commercial, and industrial gas supply
Piped natural gas
IGL supplies natural gas through pipelines to connected homes, commercial premises, and industrial establishments in Delhi NCR. PNG is used as a cooking and stationary energy fuel, creating a recurring utility relationship between the company and connected customers. The cited 31 December 2017 figures record service to more than 900,000 homes, over 2,000 commercial establishments, and more than 1,150 industrial establishments.
Recent events
Reported
Indraprastha Gas appoints interim CFO[2]
The board of Indraprastha Gas appointed Manjeet Singh Gulati as the company's CFO for an interim period, effective 1 January 2021, until a new CFO is appointed or 30 April 2021, whichever is earlier.
Reported
IGL reduces piped natural gas prices in Delhi-area markets[3]
Indraprastha Gas Limited reduced its piped natural gas prices by ₹1.05 per standard cubic metre in Delhi and by ₹1 per standard cubic metre in adjoining Gautam Budh Nagar. The article says the Delhi price was cut from Saturday/Sunday midnight.
Weekdays and relative dates follow the original report; their exact calendar dates have not been verified.
Indraprastha Gas announces a CNG price increase[4]
Indraprastha Gas announced that CNG prices in Delhi NCR would rise by Re 1 per kg from June 2, 2020. The article states the company attributed the increase to additional costs incurred to keep stations coronavirus ready.
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